Filmography
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Known For
I'm from the City Grandma Hattie Martindale (1938) -
Miss V from Moscow Minna (1942) -
Rockin' Thru the Rockies Nell (1940) -
Known For
Girls of the Big House Kitchen Warden (1945) -
Actress
The Ten Commandments Old Hebrew Woman Kneading Bread at Moses' House / Hebrew in Exodus (1956) -
The Kettles in the Ozarks Old Woman (1956) -
Meet Me in Las Vegas Old Lady (1956) -
Lassie Clara (1955) -
The Glass Slipper Townswoman (1955) -
The Whistler Lillian Enfield (1954) -
My Little Margie Mrs. Mortenson (1954) -
The Abbott and Costello Show Stenographer (1954) -
Vicki Hotel Clerk (1953) -
The Happy Time Miss Tate - Schoolteacher (1952) -
![Return of the Texan]( "Return of the Texan")
Return of the Texan Housekeeper (1952) -
![Golden Girl]( "Golden Girl")
Golden Girl Wife (1951) -
![The Blue Veil]( "The Blue Veil")
The Blue Veil Mrs. Chalmers (1951) -
![The Lady from Texas]( "The Lady from Texas")
The Lady from Texas Woman With Mrs. Rutherwood (1951) -
![Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell]( "Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell")
Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell Bishop's Housekeeper (1951) -
![The Jackpot]( "The Jackpot")
The Jackpot Mrs. Simpkins (1950) -
![Summer Stock]( "Summer Stock")
Summer Stock Amy Fliggerton (1950) -
![No Way Out]( "No Way Out")
No Way Out Mother (1950) -
![Rock Island Trail]( "Rock Island Trail")
Rock Island Trail Old Woman (1950) -
![Free for All]( "Free for All")
Free for All Farmer's Wife (1949) -
![Ladies of the Chorus]( "Ladies of the Chorus")
Ladies of the Chorus Old Lady at Engagement Party (1948) -
![It's a Joke, Son!]( "It's a Joke, Son!")
It's a Joke, Son! Daughters of Dixie Member (1947) -
![California]( "California")
California Gaunt Wagon Woman (1947) -
![Wake Up and Dream]( "Wake Up and Dream")
Wake Up and Dream Mrs. Kroot (1946) -
![Girls of the Big House]( "Girls of the Big House")
Girls of the Big House Kitchen Warden (1945) -
![Guest Wife]( "Guest Wife")
Guest Wife A.T. Worth's Secretary (1945) -
![Ice Capades Revue]( "Ice Capades Revue")
Ice Capades Revue 2nd Hattie Williams (1942) -
![Miss V from Moscow]( "Miss V from Moscow")
Miss V from Moscow Minna (1942) -
![I Married a Witch]( "I Married a Witch")
I Married a Witch Elderly Wife (1942) -
![Tish]( "Tish")
Tish Aciduous Spinster (1942) -
![The Magnificent Ambersons]( "The Magnificent Ambersons")
The Magnificent Ambersons Matron (1942) -
![Rings on Her Fingers]( "Rings on Her Fingers")
Rings on Her Fingers Landlady (1942) -
![Lady for a Night]( "Lady for a Night")
Lady for a Night Spinster in Audience (1942) -
![Bedtime Story]( "Bedtime Story")
Bedtime Story Chambermaid (1941) -
![Never Give a Sucker an Even Break]( "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break")
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break Spinster Passenger (1941) -
![Parachute Battalion]( "Parachute Battalion")
Parachute Battalion Ma Hollis (1941) -
![The Richest Man in Town]( "The Richest Man in Town")
The Richest Man in Town Martha (1941) -
![Father Steps Out]( "Father Steps Out")
Father Steps Out Aunt Martha Matthews (1941) -
![Arizona Bound]( "Arizona Bound")
Arizona Bound Aunt Miranda Masters (1941) -
![Blossoms in the Dust]( "Blossoms in the Dust")
Blossoms in the Dust Mrs. Taylor, Matron Holding a Baby in Court (1941) -
![Tight Shoes]( "Tight Shoes")
Tight Shoes Old Lady in Wedding Chapel (1941) -
![The Lady from Cheyenne]( "The Lady from Cheyenne")
The Lady from Cheyenne Bit Role (1941) -
![Lucky Devils]( "Lucky Devils")
Lucky Devils Aunt Malinda (1941) -
![Public Deb No. 1]( "Public Deb No. 1")
Public Deb No. 1 (1940) -
![Young People]( "Young People")
Young People (1940) -
![Gold Rush Maisie]( "Gold Rush Maisie")
Gold Rush Maisie Mrs. Sullivan (1940) -
![Out West with the Peppers]( "Out West with the Peppers")
Out West with the Peppers Abbie (1940) -
![Anne of Windy Poplars]( "Anne of Windy Poplars")
Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) -
![Shooting High]( "Shooting High")
Shooting High Hotel Desk Clerk (1940) -
![Rockin' Thru the Rockies]( "Rockin' Thru the Rockies")
Rockin' Thru the Rockies Nell (1940) -
![Abe Lincoln in Illinois]( "Abe Lincoln in Illinois")
Abe Lincoln in Illinois Minor Role (1940) -
Scrappily Married (1940)
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Truth Aches Undetermined Role (1939)
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Scandal Sheet Miss Vittie (1939)
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![Our Leading Citizen]( "Our Leading Citizen")
Our Leading Citizen Miss Swan (1939) -
![Frontier Marshal]( "Frontier Marshal")
Frontier Marshal Mrs. Garvey (1939) -
![Boys' Reformatory]( "Boys' Reformatory")
Boys' Reformatory Miss Caldwell, Secretary (1939) -
![Zenobia]( "Zenobia")
Zenobia Townswoman (1939) -
![Within the Law]( "Within the Law")
Within the Law Prison Superintendent (1939) -
Home Boner (1939)
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![St. Louis Blues]( "St. Louis Blues")
St. Louis Blues Spinster (1939) -
![Four Girls in White]( "Four Girls in White")
Four Girls in White Miss Keener - Night Superintendent (1939) -
![Convict's Code]( "Convict's Code")
Convict's Code Landlady (1939) -
![Sunset Trail]( "Sunset Trail")
Sunset Trail Miss Snodgrass (1938) -
![I'm from the City]( "I'm from the City")
I'm from the City Grandma Hattie Martindale (1938) -
![Marie Antoinette]( "Marie Antoinette")
Marie Antoinette Mrs. Tilson - Setting the Table for Four (1938) -
![Condemned Women]( "Condemned Women")
Condemned Women Matron (1938) -
![Wells Fargo]( "Wells Fargo")
Wells Fargo Captain's Wife (1937) -
![Mannequin]( "Mannequin")
Mannequin Woman (1937) -
![Quick Money]( "Quick Money")
Quick Money Mrs. Otis (1937) -
![Nothing Sacred]( "Nothing Sacred")
Nothing Sacred Doctor Downer's Nurse (1937) -
![Venus Makes Trouble]( "Venus Makes Trouble")
Venus Makes Trouble Willard's Secretary (1937) -
![The Hit Parade]( "The Hit Parade")
The Hit Parade Haughty Woman (1937) -
![Rushin' Ballet]( "Rushin' Ballet")
Rushin' Ballet Harried dance recital teacher (1937) -
![A Star Is Born]( "A Star Is Born")
A Star Is Born Funeral Spectator (1937) -
![Racketeers in Exile]( "Racketeers in Exile")
Racketeers in Exile Purity League Member (1937) -
![Circus Girl]( "Circus Girl")
Circus Girl Nurse (1937) -
![Maid of Salem]( "Maid of Salem")
Maid of Salem Mrs. Deborah Cheeves (1937) -
![Every Sunday]( "Every Sunday")
Every Sunday Woman Gotten out of Bath (1936) -
![Ramona]( "Ramona")
Ramona Mrs. Scroggs (1936) -
![Star for a Night]( "Star for a Night")
Star for a Night Gretchen (1936) -
![Below the Deadline]( "Below the Deadline")
Below the Deadline Aunt Mary Tibbett (1936) -
![Counterfeit]( "Counterfeit")
Counterfeit Overbearing Wife (1936) -
![Arbor Day]( "Arbor Day")
Arbor Day Miss Argyle (1936) -
![Brilliant Marriage]( "Brilliant Marriage")
Brilliant Marriage Ellen - the Maid (1936) -
![The Dark Hour]( "The Dark Hour")
The Dark Hour Helen Smith (1936) -
![The Bridge of Sighs]( "The Bridge of Sighs")
The Bridge of Sighs Mabel - Maid (1936) -
![Tango]( "Tango")
Tango Mrs. Alman the Landlady (1936) -
![Crime and Punishment]( "Crime and Punishment")
Crime and Punishment Bit (1935) -
![Dr. Socrates]( "Dr. Socrates")
Dr. Socrates Woman Talking to Stout Woman (1935) -
![Bonnie Scotland]( "Bonnie Scotland")
Bonnie Scotland Schoolteacher (1935) -
![Society Fever]( "Society Fever")
Society Fever Minnie (1935) -
![Dinky]( "Dinky")
Dinky Prison Matron (1935) -
![Men of the Hour]( "Men of the Hour")
Men of the Hour Landlady (1935) -
![Mary Jane's Pa]( "Mary Jane's Pa")
Mary Jane's Pa Second Gossip (1935) -
![Straight from the Heart]( "Straight from the Heart")
Straight from the Heart Bit Part (1935) -
![Carnival]( "Carnival")
Carnival Woman (1935) -
![I'll Fix It]( "I'll Fix It")
I'll Fix It Stella - Teacher (1934) -
![Desirable]( "Desirable")
Desirable Charity Collector at Box Office (1934) -
![The Invisible Man]( "The Invisible Man")
The Invisible Man Orphanage Worker (1933) -
![Frisco Jenny]( "Frisco Jenny")
Frisco Jenny Jail Matron (1932) -
Ham and Eggs The Landlady (1916)
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Leave It to Cissy Mrs. John Love (1916)
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Actress
![Duffy's Tavern]( "Duffy's Tavern")
Duffy's Tavern Mrs. Clauber (1954)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Matronly American character actress, mostly seen in bit parts as maids, schoolteachers, aunts, nurses or as henpecking wives. Best known as comic foil to the Three Stooges in Rockin' Thru the Rockies (1940).
Star Sign
Virgo
Personal Details
Born
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died
(age 96)
Los Angeles, California, USA
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